CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: FX’s acclaimed BETTER THINGS debuted moderately at 0.31. (The network also announced today that SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL, which had the timeslot last week, has been canceled.) Meanwhile, HGTV had three of the Top 5 shows on a very quiet Thursday in cable, with FLIP OR FLOP #1, up 0.08 to 0.60, HOUSE HUNTERS up 0.05 to 0.44, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL steady at 0.37. A&E’s 60 DAYS IN dropped 0.07 to 0.48, and BEHIND BARS was down 0.03 to 0.31. On History, MOUNTAIN MEN gained 0.04 to 0.43, and ICE ROAD TRUCKERS ticked down to 0.26. USA’s QUEEN OF THE SOUTH rose 0.06 to 0.36. On Tru, IMPRACTICAL JOKERS jumped 0.11 to 0.35, although that was still down more than a tenth from 2 weeks ago, and INSIDE JOKES was up 0.05 to 0.26. Cartoon Network’s STEVEN UNIVERSE returned to the Top 10 at 0.34, and TEEN TITANS GO was just a few slots behind at 0.31. Bravo’s FLIPPING OUT lost a tick to 0.33. Food Network’s CHOPPED was at 0.27, and BEAT BOBBY FLAY dropped 0.06 to 0.24. On MTV, WILD N OUT fell a tick to 0.19, JOKING OFF was similarly down to 0.13, and KINGIN WITH TYGA held at 0.13. JIM & CHRISSY arrived on We at 0.17, and CUTTING IT IN THE ATL was down 0.01 to 0.16. RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS was at 0.12 on both Logo and VH1, down 0.06 on the the latter. POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING gained a tick to 0.10.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

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Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday September 8, 2016

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

FLIP OR FLOP

HOME AND GARDEN TV

9:00 PM

30

0.60

2,549

2

60 DAYS IN

A&E NETWORK

9:00 PM

61

0.48

1,102

3

HOUSE HUNTERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 PM

30

0.44

1,996

4

MOUNTAIN MEN

HISTORY

9:00 PM

63

0.43

2,507

5

HOUSE HUNTERS INTL

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:30 PM

30

0.37

1,697

6

FX MOVIE PRIME: NEIGHBORS

FX

7:59 PM

121

0.37

743

7

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH

USA NETWORK

10:00 PM

60

0.36

1,119

8

IMPRACTICAL JOKERS

TRUTV

10:00 PM

30

0.35

665

9

STEVEN UNIVERSE

THE CARTOON NETWORK

7:00 PM

30

0.34

1,310

10

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN

5:30 PM

30

0.34

778

11

FLIPPING OUT

BRAVO

9:00 PM

60

0.33

1,092

12

BEHIND BARS: ROOKIE YEAR

A&E NETWORK

10:01 PM

62

0.31

720

13

TEEN TITANS GO

THE CARTOON NETWORK

6:00 PM

30

0.31

1,232

14

BETTER THINGS

FX

10:00 PM

33

0.31

671

15

AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL

THE CARTOON NETWORK

5:00 PM

30

0.29

1,206

16

KICKOFF SIMULCAST

NFL NETWORK

7:30 PM

60

0.28

673

17

CHOPPED

FOOD NETWORK

9:00 PM

60

0.27

910

18

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ESPN

12:00 AM

68

0.27

626

19

PPG 2016

THE CARTOON NETWORK

5:30 PM

30

0.27

1,082

20

UNRAVELED

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

9:00 PM

60

0.27

1,082

21

DESERT FLIPPERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

11:00 PM

30

0.26

1,133

22

IJ: INSIDE JOKES

TRUTV

10:30 PM

31

0.26

512

23

TENNIS: US OPEN PRIME L: WOMENS SEMIFINAL

ESPN

7:00 PM

246

0.26

1,446

24

DAILY SHOW

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:00 PM

31

0.26

727

25

ICE ROAD TRUCKERS

HISTORY

10:03 PM

60

0.26

1,406

26

BLOOD RELATIVES

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.25

1,024

27

THE OREILLY FACTOR

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.25

3,005

28

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN

5:00 PM

30

0.24

511

29

KELLY FILE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.24

2,459

30

BEAT B.FLAY

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

30

0.24

850

31

HANNITY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.23

2,240

32

RACHEL MADDOW SHOW

MSNBC

9:00 PM

60

0.23

1,739

33

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

6:00 PM

60

0.23

537

34

SHIMMER AND SHINE

NICKELODEON

12:00 PM

30

0.22

817

35

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

1:08 AM

59

0.22

464

36

FIVE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

5:00 PM

60

0.21

2,386

37

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ESPN

4:30 PM

30

0.21

471

38

SPORTSNATION L

ESPN

4:00 PM

30

0.20

463

39

NICK CANNON WILD N OUT S8

MTV

10:00 PM

31

0.19

379

40

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.19

2,502

41

E! NEWS

E!

7:00 PM

60

0.19

513

42

ON THE RECORD WITH BRIT

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.19

2,094

43

NFL LIVE L

ESPN

3:00 PM

60

0.19

468

44

60 DAYS IN PRE-SHOW

A&E NETWORK

8:45 PM

15

0.18

569

45

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

12:03 PM

57

0.18

348

46

NFL GAMEDAY: NFL GAMEDAY KICKOFF

NFL NETWORK

5:00 PM

150

0.18

422

47

JIM & CHRISSY

WETV

10:00 PM

60

0.17

441

48

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

8:00 PM

60

0.17

950

49

ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT

CNN

7:00 PM

60

0.17

831

50

ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES

MSNBC

8:00 PM

60

0.16

1,340

51

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN

2:00 PM

60

0.16

361

52

CUTTING IT: IN THE ATL

WETV

9:00 PM

60

0.16

410

53

FANTASY SHOW L

ESPN2

7:30 PM

30

0.16

322

54

LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL

MSNBC

10:00 PM

60

0.16

1,604

55

FIRST TAKE L: N/A

ESPN2

10:00 AM

120

0.15

346

56

NFL TOTAL ACCESS

NFL NETWORK

12:00 AM

60

0.15

335

57

HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS

MSNBC

7:00 PM

60

0.15

1,289

58

HIS & HERS L

ESPN2

12:00 PM

60

0.15

300

59

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

11:00 AM

63

0.15

296

60

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.14

1,309

61

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN2

7:00 PM

30

0.14

312

62

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.14

1,664

63

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

6:00 PM

60

0.14

842

64

OTL – FIRST REPORT L

ESPN

1:00 PM

30

0.14

303

65

SPORTSNATION

ESPN2

5:00 PM

30

0.14

286

66

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

9:00 PM

60

0.14

792

67

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN2

6:30 PM

30

0.14

307

68

BET MOVIE OF THE WEEK: GIRL LIKE GRACE, A

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV

8:00 PM

180

0.14

424

69

AT THIS HOUR

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.14

767

70

AT MIDNIGHT

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:31 PM

30

0.14

342

71

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

5:00 PM

60

0.14

908

72

E! NEWS

E!

11:02 PM

62

0.14

345

73

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

10:00 AM

60

0.13

298

74

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.13

1,743

75

JOKING OFF SSN3

MTV

10:31 PM

31

0.13

236

76

KINGIN WITH TYGA SSN2

MTV

11:02 PM

31

0.13

234

77

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A

ESPN2

6:00 AM

240

0.13

323

78

YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

4:00 PM

60

0.12

1,606

79

OUTNUMBERED

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.12

1,647

80

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

10:00 PM

60

0.12

764

81

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

10:00 AM

60

0.12

774

82

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.12

1,491

83

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

11:00 PM

60

0.12

676

84

RUPAUL ALL STARS 2

VH1

8:00 PM

60

0.12

258

85

COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE L

ESPN

1:30 PM

30

0.12

239

86

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN2

6:00 PM

30

0.12

234

87

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE

BRAVO

11:00 PM

30

0.12

382

88

PLACE FOR POLITICS

MSNBC

4:00 PM

60

0.12

802

89

REAL HOUSEWIVES MELBOURNE

BRAVO

10:00 PM

60

0.12

445

90

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

9:00 AM

60

0.12

282

91

LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER

CNN

4:00 PM

60

0.12

809

92

RUPAUL ALL STARS 2

LOGO

8:00 PM

60

0.12

230

93

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

7:00 AM

60

0.11

283

94

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

2:00 PM

60

0.11

774

95

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

8:00 AM

60

0.11

290

96

LEGAL VIEW

CNN

12:00 PM

60

0.11

721

97

LOVE IT LIST IT TOO

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 AM

60

0.11

430

98

RUGGED JUSTICE

ANIMAL PLANET

10:02 PM

61

0.11

537

99

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

9:00 AM

60

0.11

699

100

11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS

MSNBC

11:00 PM

30

0.11

1,044

101

MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM

TRAVEL CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.11

565

102

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.11

1,625

103

NFL LIVE

ESPN2

4:00 PM

60

0.11

243

104

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ESPN2

5:30 PM

30

0.11

247

105

FOREST, THE

HBO PRIME

12:00 AM

93

0.11

230

106

AMERICAS ELECTION HQ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

2:00 PM

60

0.11

1,445

107

NEW DAY

CNN

6:00 AM

60

0.11

497

108

PLACE FOR POLITICS

MSNBC

3:00 PM

60

0.11

701

109

SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

3:00 PM

60

0.10

1,457

110

LOVE IT LIST IT TOO

HOME AND GARDEN TV

11:00 AM

60

0.10

462

111

MTP DAILY

MSNBC

5:00 PM

60

0.10

960

112

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 AM

60

0.10

965

113

PLACE FOR POLITICS

MSNBC

1:00 PM

60

0.10

762

114

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT

MSNBC

6:00 PM

60

0.10

880

115

WOLF

CNN

1:00 PM

60

0.10

741

116

ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS

MSNBC

12:00 PM

60

0.10

779

117

PLACE FOR POLITICS

MSNBC

2:00 PM

60

0.10

647

118

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

1:00 PM

60

0.10

1,099

119

IMPACT WRESTLING: 136

POP

8:00 PM

120

0.10

337

120

WINSANITY

GSN

9:00 PM

30

0.10

285

121

PLACE FOR POLITICS

MSNBC

9:00 AM

60

0.09

802

122

NEW DAY

CNN

7:00 AM

60

0.09

507

123

MSNBC LIVE W/ T.HALL

MSNBC

11:00 AM

60

0.09

742

124

NEW DAY

CNN

8:00 AM

60

0.09

578

125

AMERICAN GREED

CNBC

10:00 PM

60

0.09

267

126

MORNING JOE: N/A

MSNBC

6:00 AM

180

0.09

794

127

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

11:06 PM

54

0.09

328

128

SHANGHAI NOON

HBO PRIME

9:35 PM

110

0.09

238

129

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

6:00 AM

60

0.09

295

130

DALLAS COWBOYS CHRLDRS 11

CMT

9:00 PM

60

0.09

219

131

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

3:00 PM

60

0.08

725

132

WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY L: NORTH AMERICA/EUROPE

ESPN2

8:00 PM

154

0.08

184

133

PLACE FOR POLITICS

MSNBC

10:00 AM

60

0.08

736

134

STAR TREK: ORIGINAL

BBC-AMERICA

9:40 PM

70

0.08

383

135

STAR TREK: ORIGINAL

BBC-AMERICA

12:00 AM

70

0.08

294

136

NFL FANTASY LIVE

NFL NETWORK

4:00 PM

60

0.07

164

137

SPIKE TV MOVIE: LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK

SPIKE TV

12:00 PM

180

0.07

231

138

FINDING PRINCE CHARMING

LOGO

9:00 PM

90

0.07

158

139

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

7:00 AM

60

0.07

292

140

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T

POP

7:00 PM

60

0.07

510

141

KNOCKED UP: KNOCKED UP

MAXPRIME

10:00 PM

129

0.07

119

142

TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING

DIY NETWORK

9:30 PM

30

0.07

249

143

STAR TREK: ORIGINAL

BBC-AMERICA

10:50 PM

70

0.06

328

144

STAR TREK: ORIGINAL

BBC-AMERICA

8:30 PM

70

0.06

354

145

PABLO ESC – SIN CENSURA

NBC UNIVERSO

10:00 PM

60

0.06

132

146

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

8:00 AM

60

0.06

251

147

FINDING PRINCE CHARMING

VH1

9:00 PM

90

0.06

184

148

TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING

DIY NETWORK

9:00 PM

30

0.06

236

149

BASEBALL TONIGHT L

ESPN2

12:00 AM

60

0.06

108

150

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

HBO PRIME

4:00 PM

117

0.06

147

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